Let _me_ clarify.

Okay, I re-read what you wanted.  The unwieldy does not apply to the core-
files themselves, but more to their pathnames, i.e. I could see us
creating files like

core._some_long_convoluted_path_to_xterm.29834.0.1.0.1

[or put the directory name somewhere else]

Personally, one of the things I like about 'ls' is that it columnizes
its output.  Get just one of those in a directory and that goes out
the window.  I'd just as soon not see this in a pathname. 

I presume that the reason you wanted a directory name was to put it
in the core file name format somewhere.  This is the discussion that
was being bandied about; if I've missed the point -again-, I certainly
apologise for the misunderstanding.

As far as process root, real root, and mortuary (cwd at time of death) go,
why not just extricate the dev/ino data from the vnode and leave it to the
user?

				--*greywolf;


				--*greywolf;
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